E found the tp!



Leaving the scene of the crime!




Gotta love a babywearing daddy!

If someone is passionate about something...

...why could that cause someone else to feel guilty? I don't understand this. I saw this happening on a blog I was reading this morning, and I know that it happens often. If I like soccer and you like football, would my passion for soccer make you feel guilty for liking football? No, that's absurd. We may not agree, but you wouldn't feel guilty.

So why does the guilt thing happen with parenting style. I am passionate about natural birth, natural duration nursing, co-sleeping, being educated about vaccinations, healthy/natural eating, etc. I am confident in those choices because I pray about them, I follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and I trust my instincts. I don't feel guilty when someone parents differently than me.

When you are making parenting choices, you should be educated and know why you choose what you do. Don't just do what everyone else does just because that's what everyone else does. Be confident in your decisions and no one can make you feel guilty. I think the feeling guilty part comes when you lack confidence, and you doubt your choices. Just a guess...

I heart nursing (aka breastfeeding)!

Here's why:

~Breastmilk is God's perfect food for babies.
~It provides antibodies/immunities to naturally protect baby.
~Helps mama lose preggo weight easily, healthily and effortlessly (I'm below my pre-preggo weight!).
~E now plays peek-a-boo while nursing, soooo fun!
~No waste (no bottles, formula containers, bottle inserts, etc to throw away).
~Breastfed babies smell good naturally.
~No making/warming up bottles in the middle of the night.
~It calms and comforts baby.
~It relaxes mama. The hormones released literally help the body relax and cause you to want to "mother"...so cool!
~Bonding time with baby is amazing.
~My focus is on relationship building and mothering my baby not ounces or the clock.
~I have more reasons, but it's time to get to bed to snuggle with my two fav guys!

Woman Uncensored

I read this on Woman Uncensored's blog:

Some people would label me as an "Attachment Parent", and I'm great with that, but I tend to think that following one's parental instincts is what is truly normal, and everyone else is a "detachment parent".

Yes, exactly!! It is about following our instincts and not suppressing them because some "expert" says differently. I love how those dark voices that go against my instinct are getting quieter and quieter the more I encounter amazing women who parent by following their instincts. We are parenting a human being, not a robot or an inconvenience. I am gaining more and more confidence in our parenting choices.